The talk between Zeng Zheng and Zhu Xie broke down.

Fans who had not waited for the news of Zeng Zheng's appointment to the national team immediately exploded.

"How can we win this year's Asian Cup if we don't let Coach Zeng lead us?"

"If we don't let Coach Zeng improve the team quickly, what will happen to next year's World Cup preliminaries?"

"Is the Olympics or the World Cup more important?"

Especially Harbin fans.

I was immediately dumbfounded.

Not only did Zeng Zheng fail to become the national football coach, he also "lost" his own head coach.

Where does this make sense?

For a time, fans wrote to Bamboo Shoes one after another, asking Bamboo Shoes to give an explanation for the incident.

The phone number in Zhu Xie's office was ringing again.

The operators disconnected the phone lines and began to live a life of eating melon seeds and chatting.

Many things are linked together.

When fans saw that Zeng Zheng took the initiative to "back off" after negotiating with Zhu Xie in the middle, various "conspiracy theories" also became popular based on clues about Zeng Zheng's schedule these days.

Among the fans' complaints, the most common one is to investigate those who are currently in charge of the national team.

Let's see if any of them deliberately set restrictions to prevent Zeng Zheng from easily taking over the national football team, or if there was any other corruption.

Facing the "report letters" one after another on my desk, I was so angry that I slapped the table with so much eye irritation.

"Isn't it because Zeng Zheng is useless as the head coach?"

"What's so great about it?"

"These stupid people just mess around without knowing anything!"

"I don't believe it!"

"Without Zeng, the butcher, I would have to eat only pigs with hair on them!"

"Tell Li Xiaoguang to lead the team well."

"In this four-nation competition, we must win the championship!"

"Also, let Nan Yong call those boys playing football abroad and ask them to return to China to compete!"

...

As the days passed, Zeng Zheng was still doing youth training in Maojiawan.

At the same time, the national football team also ushered in the first game of the new century.

On January 14, the national football team played the first match of the Four Nations Tournament against New Zealand at the Tianhe Sports Center, and ultimately won 1-0.

Two days later, the national football team defeated Uruguay with the same score and won the championship of this four-nation tournament.

After the game, assistant coach Jin Zhiyang said: This battle is a must-win for all soldiers. Victory lies in the word "dare" and "quick", and we must step aside resolutely. He also hopes that the victory of this game can inspire the football world and firmly impact the 2002 World Cup.

Determination.

Is this team going to hit the 2002 World Cup?

The fans' hearts are full of question marks.

According to the latest national team roster announced by Bamboo Shoes, fans are confused.

Who is this Chen Gang?

Who is Gao Jianbin?

Who is Zhao Changhong?

Who is Sun Jianjun?

Who is Li Yao?

After these questions were raised, fans of the players’ clubs immediately came out to “popularize the information”.

Gao belongs to our Quanxing, Sun belongs to our TEDA, Chen belongs to our Hainiu, Zhao belongs to our Songri, and Li belongs to our Liaoning!

After learning the origins of these players, a new round of questions began again.

They played well in Class A last season, but why should they be used?

What about those overseas players?

Why did I only see General Fan come back alone?

What about the rest?

What about Zhang Xiaorui, who just scored twice in the Portuguese Super League match?

What about Li Jinyu, who just scored in three consecutive games in Turin?

What about Lee Tie who just played 90 minutes in ten consecutive games in Sevilla?

What about Sun Jihai, who just moved to Manchester City and became Manchester City's main right back?

It’s just that these young Olympic players didn’t come back.

But why didn’t Yang Chen and Zhou Ning, who were in the Bundesliga, come back to Qin Wang?

Doesn’t the national team need players from abroad?

In this regard, the explanation given by Zhuxie was that these players did not answer the call due to club reasons.

But if these main players are not called upon, what will happen in the next game?

Bamboo Shoes didn't reply.

It seems that we will "wait and see" with the fans!

On January 19, the national football team left Guangzhou and rushed to Vietnam to participate in the Asian Cup qualifiers.

On January 23, the national football team played the first Asian Cup qualifying match against the Philippines at the Unification Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, and ultimately won with a score of 8-0.

Looking at the entire game, the victory of the national football team should be reasonable.

More than half of the Philippine players are non-professional players, and they are obviously not on the same level as the national football team, so this victory does not explain anything.

At 15:00 on January 26, the national football team played the second Asian Cup qualifying match against Guam at the Uni-President Stadium and won 19-0, setting a world record for goals scored in a single game in the history of the A-level competition.

19 to 0!

Such figures not only greatly inspired the excitement of players and fans, but also broke the previous world record of 17-0 set by the Iranian team in the 1997 World Cup qualifiers against the Maldives.

Many reporters watching the game on the sidelines realized that this was a historic moment and raised their cameras to focus on the scoreboard.

As soon as this score came out, fans across the country were excited.

The person in charge of the national team, headed by Mr. Guduo, had a happy face.

That night, Maotai and Wuliangye were built.

"Hahaha, did you see it? 19 to 0! One less than 20!"

"This is a new world record for international A-level events!"

"We are a record-setting party!"

"What does Zeng Zheng mean to him?"

"He leads the team and knows how to defend and counterattack."

"Can we score such an open score?"

"This strong player has a strong player. If Zeng Zheng leads him, he might even score a goal by his opponent!"

After hearing this, everyone else at the wine table also raised their glasses and agreed:

"That's right!"

"He is probably afraid of shaving his head again, so he doesn't dare to lead the team this time!"

In two consecutive big wins, the national football team ushered in Vietnam, the host team of this Asian Cup qualifier.

Vietnam also won both games.

As long as we defeat the national football team, we can still advance to the finals.

For the national football team, which has a 12-goal difference, a draw in this game will qualify them.

After the kick-off in the first half, the national football team has always occupied the initiative on the field. The Vietnamese team was frequently in trouble at the rear, but the Vietnamese team defended tenaciously and resolved many attacks by the national football team.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In the 27th minute, Yao Xia dribbled the ball and broke through quickly, taking an angry shot from the top of the penalty area. The goalkeeper of the cross team missed the ball and Su Maozhen succeeded in making a supplementary shot.

The national football team leads 1-0.

In the second half of the game, the national football team still suppressed the Vietnamese team and bombarded them wildly, but unfortunately it only produced results but no results.

After that, the national football team played more and more urgently, the number of long passes increased significantly, and the players did not respond promptly. Shen Si and General Fan even received two yellow cards.
To be continued...